Met Gala 2026: stars showcase outfits on the red carpet

Stars including Beyonce, Sabrina Carpenter and Bad Bunny walked the Met Gala red carpet on Monday to showcase their outfits inspired by the theme Fashion is Art. The event takes place every year on the first Monday in May to mark the opening of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute's latest exhibition. This year, the gala was controversially funded by its new honorary chairs, Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Bezos Met Gala 2026 Body as masterpiece: nipples, skeletons and tattoos dominate